Women’s basketball: OSU vs. OU

Cowgirls and Sooners
Oklahoma State’s women’s basketball team (21-4 overall, 9-3 Big 12) will travel to Norman, Okla., to take on Oklahoma (19-5, 9-3) in the second installment of the Bedlam Series on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Cowgirls are fresh off a 71-66 win over Texas on Wednesday, while the Sooners are coming off a 68-65 triumph at Kansas State during the midweek.

Game 411
OSU will be in search of its 10th league win, which would match its previous best in Big 12 play set during the 1997-98 season. Saturday’s game will feature the top two scoring offenses in the Big 12 as OSU ranks first (77.8 ppg) and OU checks in at No. 2 (74.8 ppg). The contest will also feature the league’s top two scorers in Andrea Riley (22.5 ppg) and Courtney Paris (18.0 ppg).About Oklahoma
Oklahoma enters Saturday’s contest having won eight of its last nine games. The Sooners have won five consecutive home games and have won 10 of 11 overall inside the Lloyd Noble Center. Baylor has been the only team to emerge victorious from Norman after its 84-73 win on Jan. 20. OU features the nation’s top rebounder in Courtney Paris (14.8 rpg). Paris is also sixth in the nation in blocked shots at 3.2 rejections per game. As a team, OU ranks first nationally with its +13.7 rebounding margin. Like OSU, the Sooners have used the same starting five in all but one game this season.